Amazon Publishing has arrived in France, with Clément Monjou moving from their Kindle and AppStore to head the division. The first two books coming up from Amazon Publishing France are… Read more »

French literary culture was yesterday celebrating the news that members of the French Parliament had voted unanimously in favour of a new law nicknamed “The Anti-Amazon Law”. The new law… Read more »

A BBC documentary, Business Boomers, has revealed that Amazon’s business in the UK is not only booming but dominating online retail. According to the programme, British consumers bought £4.5 billion… Read more »

In a country where the banning of books is rare and mostly unheard of, France has recently experienced a spate of attacks by its politicians on the most liberal of… Read more »

As of yesterday, Amazon.co.uk changed the terms of its Super Saver Delivery offer and began charging delivery on book orders under £10, the Bookseller reports. Before yesterday, small items such… Read more »

Yesterday, in what France 24 described as a “rare show of unity,” French lawmakers from both the Socialist Party and the conservative Union for a Popular Movement passed a law which… Read more »

The French government shifted policy yesterday in terms of how it goes after copyright infringers, in a change that echoes the debates over SOPA and PIPA. The HADOPI law, which… Read more »

Last we heard, France’s culture minister, Aurelie Filippetti (the coolest minister in Europe), had declared war on Amazon and €9m worth of support for the country’s independent bookstores. Now Filippetti has… Read more »

British booksellers and industry spokespeople are calling on the government to stand up for them and offer the same level of support that the French government promised to their own… Read more »

On Monday, French culture minister Aurélie Filippetti turned up her nose at Amazon’s parasitic business practices, saying “everyone has had enough of Amazon which, through dumping practices, smashes prices to… Read more »